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PETERSON v. ROCHON

No. 2021-CA-0365.

332 So.3d 208 (2021)

Demechie PETERSON v. Victor C. ROCHON, USAA Insurance Company, Danielle Little and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 1, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy Willie Gorrell, Jr. , 1215 Prytania Street, Suite 223, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

Michele Trowbridge Barreca , Matthew E. Simmons , PORTEOUS HAINKEL & JOHNSON, L.L.P., 704 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, Peter J. Wanek , Lindsay G. Faulkner , Michael L. Ballero , WANEK KIRSCH DAVIES, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES.

(Court composed of Judge Daniel L. Dysart, Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano, Judge Dale N. Atkins).

This is an appeal of a judgment of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans ("First City Court") dismissing plaintiff/appellant's claims based on his failure to appear in court on the day of trial. For the following reasons, we vacate and remand.

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